Backstage

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐒𝐎 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐃? Here’s a proven architecture that combines developer self-service with strong governance: The Flow: Developers request identities via Backstage Backstage generates Terraform configs as Pull Requests Identity Operations team reviews and approves GitHub Actions provisions resources in Entra ID via Terraform Maester continuously audits all non-human identities against Entra as Code (Terraform) Compliance issues are automatically detected and reported Key Benefits: ...

TL;DR Backstage is an open-source developer portal that helps us manage software projects, tools, and APIs. With Backstage, we can create a unified view of our software ecosystem, making it easier for developers to discover and use tools. With Backstage, we can create custom plugins to integrate with our existing tools and services. My post provides an example custom template for Entra ID, which allows us to build a process to enable SSO for the applications. Introduction Based on the Identity perspective for the organisation, we are facing the challenge of managing multiple software projects, tools, and APIs. Backstage is an open-source developer portal that helps us create a unified view of our software ecosystem, making it easier for developers to discover and use tools. In this post, I will guide us through setting up Backstage and creating a custom plugin for Entra ID. ...